On: Can removing highways fix America's cities?

[bigbillheck]

> Now ask yourself why these cities had “black neighborhoods” instead of anyone being able to live in any part of the city they want.

By and large it was 'systematic racism'. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covenant_(law)#Exclusionary_co... and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redlining#Racial_segregation_i... and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sundown_town just for starters.